It was time for me to find some free time to write a new blog post. I know that many companies want to post on cybereddie.gr BUT it's my playground and I post whatever I WANT...

Well, my retirement is far from close but until that time I have many friends that asked me to give them a set of links to have them when they will retire. So here we go ... I hope you will enjoy them and they will keep you busy ..

I think it's about time to upgrade our pc's with faster hard discs and better throughput. Usb 3.1 is here ... live in CES 2015 and it SCORES ...

For the demo, the group used two Samsung SSD 840 Evo drives together in a RAID 0 setup. Connected to a computer using a Type-C connection, the benchmark test showed a sustained speed of more than 800MBps for both read and write. Prior to USB 3.1, this type of speed was only available with a Thunderbolt connection.

USB Type-C can also carry much higher power than USB 3.0 and going forward there will be many mobile devices, even laptops, that can be powered via the USB cable instead of using a separate power adapter.

The Scanify is the world's first 3D scanner that combines precalibrated stereo cameras with photometric imaging to capture a 3D image in a tenth of a second. A handheld point-and-shoot 3D scanner, the Scanify can scan an object in less than a second. It'll cost, though: $1,490

A Chinese company claims to have produced the world's first smartphone with a holographic interface. It's called the Estar Takee 1, and no, we'd never heard of the company before, either. To generate a holographic image, the Takee phone has four front-facing cameras, which track the user's eyes to create a three-dimensional image. If that sounds familiar, it's the same approach taken by Amazon with its Fire Phone.
Does that make the world's first claim redundant? Maybe not. A promo video, along with the official page advertising the device, all make it seem like the Takee takes its holographic effect and moves it beyond just the interface, and apply it to games, movies, video calls, and a variety of other interesting features. However, without seeing the device in action, it's difficult to know exactly how true all this is.
For example, the video shows the phone "projecting" a 3D image off the screen, whether it's from an app or an incoming video call, which is really exciting. If it can really do it. The footage gives the impression everyone can see the holographic boy on the screen, but if the cameras are only tracking the user's eyes, that probably won't be the case. The same can be said for the explosions, racing cars, and 3D galaxies.
The website, according to translations, talks about several features built into the operating system which makes use of the 3D tech. The cameras can recognize gestures such as those for unlocking the phone or operating the touchscreen, so swipes in the air could be used to navigate through home screens. We've seen something like this on the Galaxy Note 3, and also heard about a similar feature on a future Nokia Windows Phone device.
Takee's phone is otherwise relatively unremarkable. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, a 13-megapixel camera, a 2,500mAh battery, 32GB of memory, and a 2GHz octa-core MediaTek processor with 2GB of RAM. A white and a black version will be joined by one wrapped in 18k gold. An unusual stand for the device can be seen in some pictures, which appears to include a set of speakers. If the splash page on Takee's site is correct, the phone will go on sale later today, but only in China.

What if you had your phone and your tablet always with you .. yes even in the bathroom, under the showers and while rock climbing .... without lifting weights, without limits and most of all .. in STYLE. Yes, it's concept, yet they don't even have a prototype yet ... BUT they raising money and my WISHES are with them, I need it yesterday and I can't wait for all these goodies that wearable technology will bring ....

“The Science of Happiness” is the first MOOC to teach the ground-breaking science of positive psychology, which explores the roots of a happy and meaningful life. Students will engage with some of the most provocative and practical lessons from this science, discovering how cutting-edge research can be applied to their own lives. Created by UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, the course will zero in on a fundamental finding from positive psychology: that happiness is inextricably linked to having strong social connections and contributing to something bigger than yourself—the greater good. Students will learn about the cross-disciplinary research supporting this view, spanning the fields of psychology, neuroscience, evolutionary biology, and beyond.

There are some gadgets that can be really handy while trying to have fun in your every day activities. LUUV is one them and helps shooting videos without needing expensive equipement. You can adjust it on smartrphones, GoPRO cameras etc. Check this video

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I love Salesforce .. have I mentioned that before? Well, it's a big part of my life and this post is dedicated to all of the people who spend their days on SF keyboards and their nights on DreamForce's videos!

8. Brisk.io Salesforce Sidebar - The Brisk.io Chrome sidebar is a beautiful, clutter-free way to work with your customer records without opening Salesforce.com. Brisk gives you the most relevant information at the right time and helps you not forget your leads and opportunities.

9. Salesforce Id Paster - If you often migrate record of data into and out of the Salesforce database, then you know that sometimes you need to copy a Salesforce ID from an external program like Excel, and paste it directly onto the end of a Salesforce URL in the Chrome omnibox, in order to visit that IDs web page

10. Sandbox Favicon - Superimposes an "S" on the standard Salesforce.com cloud favicon for all sandbox tabs in a Chrome window.UPDATE: also adds a prefix to the Salesforce.com tab, e.g.: (na13) Account: ABC Textiles

Disclosure: NONE ... nobody paid me for this ;-) It's a small payback to this GREAT salesforce community. All these addons, I think they worth it BUT most of all, they have lots of positive reviews [over 4 out of 5]

Salesforce1 Simulator : Click on the device's home button to see options for resizing, minimizing, closing, and toggling whether it should always be on top.Click and drag anywhere other than the screen to move the window.

If you have more useful addons, this is a good place to post them on comments!

arvard stem cell researchers announced today that they have made a giant leap forward in the quest to find a truly effective treatment fortype 1 diabetes, a disease that affects an estimated 3 million Americans at a cost of about $15 billion annually.

With human embryonic stem cells as a starting point, the scientists were for the first time able to produce, in the kind of massive quantities needed for cell transplantation and pharmaceutical purposes, human insulin-producing beta cells equivalent in most every way to normally functioning beta cells.

Doug Melton, who led the work, said he hopes to have human transplantation trials using the cells under way within a few years. Twenty-three years ago, when his infant son Sam was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, Melton dedicated his career to finding a cure for the disease.

“We are now just one preclinical step away from the finish line,” said Melton, whose daughter Emma also has type 1 diabetes.